Cris Vaccaro

Former players Pat Ercoli and Cris Vaccaro will be inducted into the Baltimore Blast Hall of Fame on March 6 at halftime of the team's game against Monterrey La RaZa. Ercoli, a forward, played for the original Blast from 1981 to 1985, and was the second-leading goal scorer (34) and fourth-leading point-scorer (49) during the 1983-84 championship season. He ranks ninth on the original Blast's all-time scoring list with 176 points and is tied for fifth on the postseason all-time scoring list with 43 points.

Former players Pat Ercoli and Cris Vaccaro will be inducted into the Baltimore Blast Hall of Fame on March 6 at halftime of the team's game against Monterrey La RaZa. Ercoli, a forward, played for the original Blast from 1981 to 1985, and was the second-leading goal scorer (34) and fourth-leading point-scorer (49) during the 1983-84 championship season. He ranks ninth on the original Blast's all-time scoring list with 176 points and is tied for fifth on the postseason all-time scoring list with 43 points.

Saturday night: The Spirit improved to 3-0, dealing its former coach, Kenny Cooper, a third straight loss with his new team, Tampa Bay, 14-9, at the Baltimore Arena.What's ahead: At Harrisburg, Saturday night.Injuries: G Cris Vaccaro (strained elbow), F Brad Smith (sprained knee) and D Omid Namazi (sprained ankle) are doubtful.They said it: "Close isn't good enough. When we got close [12-9] in the fourth quarter, we were right where we needed to be. We had great opportunities, but their experience took over."

Veteran defender Jason Dieter has signed a three-year contract with the Baltimore Spirit, the club announced.A standout at Curley High, Essex Community College and UMBC, Dieter is one of three players who have been with the Spirit since its inception in 1992, the others being Barry Stitz and Cris Vaccaro."

Opponent: Detroit RockersSite: Cobo Arena, DetroitTime: 5:05 p.m.TV: NoneRadio: WWLG (1360 AM), WAMD (970 AM)Outlook: This is the third of five straight Spirit road games, where the team is 7-9 after Friday night's 17-11 loss to Kansas City. Spirit G Cris Vaccaro is questionable with a sore hamstring after missing the Kansas City game; Shawn Boehmcke replaced him. Baltimore and Detroit have met once this season, Dec. 17, when the Rockers dealt the Spirit its lone home defeat in 18 games, 12-8.